Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
January 22, 1998

What to do, Where to do it

Arizona Daily Wildcat

Thursday, January 22

Fans of the new swing revival should take a lesson from Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin. The former Muddy Waters bluesman is touring in support of his new record, Up & In, and brings his blend of Chicago-style blues, R&B, swing and acoustic blues to Tucson tonight. Showtime is 9 p.m. at Boondock's. And don't forget yer dancin' shoes. Tickets are $6/$8. Phone 690-0991 for more.

Photo courtesy of Alligator Records Arizona Daily Wildcat Steady Rollin Bob Margolin.

Friday, January 23

Club Congress, the "Darkest Nightclub in the World," hosts a musical melee with Gouramie Record's Brine Storm CD release party. Live performances from The Fells, The Weird Lovemakers, Helldriver and other artists on this new compilation will make for a festive evening, as will the imbibements flowing from the oh-so-lovely Tap Room. Admission is $3 for those born on or before this date in 1977. Showtime is 9 p.m. at Club Congress. Phone 622-8848.

The Center for Creative Photography hosts a reception in honor of photographer Todd Walker's 80th year. Walker, who taught in the UA Art Department from 1977 to 1985, is now showing his work in a special exhibit in the CCP library, aptly titled, "Todd Walker: 80." An informal discussion with the artist begins at 5:30 p.m., and the reception continues until 7 p.m. Phone 621-7968 for more.

It's sick. It's twisted. And tonight it opens at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway. Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation brings a bounty of animated dementia to Tucson for two weeks, which should allow plenty of time to catch up on shorts you may have missed. "Jurassic Fart," "Fast Driver" and "Sloaches Fun House," are among the featured caustic cartoons, as is "The Spirit of Christmas," the very first incarnation of the "South Park" gang. Tickets for the 18-and-up (with ID) show are $7. Showtimes tonight are 7:15 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and midnight. Call 795-7777 for daily show schedules.

Saturday, January 24

Those zany folks at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum present Mineral Madness, an array of minerals, gems and fossils, today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fluorite, quartz, calcite and celestine from Mexico get top billing at this year's show, open to collectors and the simply curious. Museum admission is $8.95 for adults. For more info, phone 883-2702.

The Rialto Theatre presents the first of what organizers hope will become an annual event tonight at 8 p.m. The Singer/Songwriter Festival will highlight the diversity of musical talent found regionally, with many of the performers hailing from our very own patch of desert. The lineup includes Texans Ray Wylie Hubbard and Chris Wall, as well as locals Stefan George, John Coinman, Joe Pena and the always fabulous Mr. Al Perry. The theater is located at 318 E. Congress, and tickets are $5 at the door. Phone 740-0126 for more info.

Sunday, January 25

The Joseph Gross Gallery presents "Hindsight," a special program featuring music from the Renaissance to the present. Patrick Neher serves double duty as double bassist and the afternoon's host. The performance complements the gallery's current exhibit, "Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Referencing Art History." Admission is $5 at the door, and the music begins at 2:00 p.m. The gallery, located at Speedway and Park avenues, is free during regular hours, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Phone 626-4215 for more.

Arizona Daily Wildcat "Buonarroti's Torso" by Christopher Pelley, at the Joseph Gross Gallery.

Another Sunday Jazz Jam comin' at you this week. This time around, the Marshall Jones Group leads an open jam from 7-11 p.m. at the Cottonwood Club, 60 N. Alvernon. Admission is $4; free to potential jammers. Phone 743-3399 for more.

It's girls night at Aroma Cafe, with Womanspeak Poetry and Prose Open Mic Night. Demetria Martinez and Barbara Cully are the featured readers of the evening, but the "absolutely fabulous" evening promises something for every gal with something to say, and those who just wanna listen in. The words spill forth from 4-6 p.m. at Aroma, 326 N. Fourth Ave. Phone 623-2088.

Tuesday, January 25

The Foothills Phil is looking for a few good music-minded individuals. This intergenerational orchestra combines the talents of high school and college students, as well as community members. The Phil kicks off its winter/spring session tonight. Come on down to the Catalina Foothills High School Band Room, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. Phone 577-5304 for more.

Pima Community College opens a special exhibit with a reception tonight from 6-7:30 p.m. The work of sculptor Julia Andres and painters Cynthia Miller and Rudolph Nadler will be on display in the PCC West Campus Art Gallery, 2202 W. Anklam, through Feb. 16. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Phone 206-6942.

Ongoing

Bero Gallery presents Arizona Photographs by John Craig through Feb. 28. Craig's latest work examines the "edge" between "Dinetah" - Navajo homeland - and suburbia, expressing his view that tradition is the binding element in our collective evolution. Heavy stuff, you might say; see for yourself at 41 S. Sixth Ave. Phone 792-0313 for more.